Hungary delivered. Here’s what it settled. — Elite Cup 2026
Results · Elite Cup 2026
Hungary delivered. Here’s what it settled.
Ten Cup of the Weeks. GranaDy won on the Hungary map. Mime kicked his way into the EWC top 8. TweenTM sent Slovakia to the Esports Nations Cup. Most of what we predicted in the analysis will happen – did.
Date May 31, 2026
Event Elite Cup — Hungary Results
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How it works
The Elite Cup ran across ten online events. Each player’s best five results counted toward their season total. Two separate qualification paths ran in parallel: EWC (Esports World Cup) – 8 spots from the Elite Cup standings plus 8 pre-qualified through DreamHack Birmingham. ENC (Esports Nations Cup) – top 16 nations by their highest-ranked player’s Elite Cup total, one representative per country.
Part One
What we predicted – and what happened
Before Hungary, we mapped out every fight that could still have a different outcome. Here is the verdict on each one.
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GranaDy wins Hungary
Needed a dominant result to pull clear of MASSA_ for Germany’s ENC #1 slot – took 1000 pts (P1)
Confirmed
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mime breaks into EWC top 8
Entered Hungary outside the top 8 (non-DHB), needed 300+ pts – scored 500 pts (P4), finishing season at 1312
Confirmed
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tweenTM clinches Slovakia into ENC
Needed 60+ pts and to outscore all Turkish players – scored 200 pts (P7), finishes on 412
Confirmed
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Turkey holds ENC #16
Cemkoo scored 80 pts. HusoTM did not compete. BirdieTM scored only 16 pts – BirE early bomb out did not materialize any changes within the nations representative
Confirmed
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MASSA challenges GranaDy for Germany ENC #1
Needed 300+ pts to stay in contention – scored only 52 pts, eliminated early
Did not happen
❌
Bimy overturns NiTech91 for Russia ENC
Needed 200+ pts with NiTech91 struggling – did not compete in Hungary
Did not happen
❌
USA or Colombia breaks the ENC nations border
FlimsyTM scored 56 pts, charles scored 36 pts – neither came close to close the gap on Cemkoo
Did not happen
Part Two
How the day unfolded
We have chosen six moments that defined Hungary from a season standings perspective – in the order they happened.
Early eliminations
FlimsyTM and charles exit – nations border hope gone
Both the US and Colombia entered Hungary needing a deep run to threaten Turkey’s ENC #16 spot. Neither got there. FlimsyTM (P22, 56 pts) and charles (P32, 36 pts) were eliminated without accumulating anywhere near enough to touch Cemkoo’s total. For both nations, the season ended before the race reached the rounds that mattered.
Early eliminations
MASSA out – Germany fight over
The question going in was whether MASSA_ could score big enough to make the Germany ENC #1 fight interesting. He scored 52 pts (P23) and exited well before the well pointed places. The internal German fight was settled early – GranaDy even won the entire map.
Mid bracket
tweenTM locks Slovakia into ENC
tweenTM’s P7 finish (200 pts) took Slovakia from 234 to 412 total. HusoTM didn’t compete, BirdieTM scored 16, meaning Turkey’s total stayed at 320. The 34-point gap that had made this fight interesting for weeks closed with Slovakia clear on the other side by 92 points.
Deep run
mime- reaches the top 4 — EWC spot secured
mime- came into Hungary sitting outside the EWC top 8 non-DHB, with Cocow_ holding P7 and AffiTM at P8. A P4 finish worth 500 pts changed both. mime- jumped to 1312 total, ending the season as EWC #7. Cocow_ dropped out of the top 8 entirely, finishing the season on 1004.
Semi-finals
Gwenn. reaches the final — EWC #4 jumps
Gwenn.’s run to the final (P3, 600 pts) pushed him from 1188 to 1788 — a significant jump that moved him from EWC #6 to #4 in the non-DHB standings, leapfrogging Otaaaq. His Hungary result was the biggest positive mover of the event for the EWC picture.
Full time
GranaDy. wins — Germany ENC #1 sealed
The [BIG] player took maximum points on the Hungary map — 1000 pts, P1. It pushed him to 3500 total on the season, second overall, and confirmed Germany’s ENC #1 slot with room to spare. MASSA_ finishes as Germany’s EWC #2 representative; GranaDy. as the DHB qualifier. A clean split for one of the strongest national scenes in the field.
Part Three
EWC — The final sixteen
Sixteen players go to the Esports World Cup — eight through the Elite Cup standings, eight pre-qualified through DreamHack Birmingham. The before/after below shows what Hungary moved in the non-DHB EWC standings. DHB players are marked throughout.
#
Player
Pre-HUN Total
Status
1
Binkss.
All Gamers Global
4000
Champion
2
GranaDy.
BIG
2700
DHB
3
MASSA_
BIG
2564
EWC #1
4
AR_Mudda
ROC Esports
2364
DHB
5
WosileTM
Gen.G
2364
DHB
6
Nayko.TM
FUT★
2064
EWC #2
7
CarlJr.
Team Falcons
2032
DHB
8
eLconn21
Team Nemesis
1572
DHB
9
Otaaaq
Team Liquid
1540
EWC #3
10
Soulja…
Free Agent
1292
EWC #4
11
PacTM
Team Vitality
1268
DHB
12
Gwenn.
All Gamers Global
1264
EWC #5
13
AffiTM
Free Agent
992
EWC #6
14
Cocow_
Wolves Esports
956
EWC #7 — Live
15
Stufts.
GodLike
952
EWC #8 — Live
16
mime-
Natus Vincere
852
Chasing EWC
17
BrenTM
Twisted Minds
984
DHB
18
Epos.
Team Liquid
900
DHB
Pre-Hungary standings · amber rows = EWC seats live going into Hungary · DHB players qualified separately
#
Player
Final Total
Hungary
Status
1
Binkss.
All Gamers Global
4000
—
EWC #1
2
GranaDy.
BIG
3500
1000
DHB ↑
3
MASSA_
BIG
2564
52
EWC #2
4
AR_Mudda
ROC Esports
2364
—
DHB
5
WosileTM
Gen.G
2364
—
DHB
6
eLconn21
Team Nemesis
2188
700
DHB
7
Nayko.TM
FUT★
2092
100
EWC #3
8
CarlJr.
Team Falcons
2032
—
DHB
9
Gwenn.
All Gamers Global
1788
600
EWC #4 ↑
10
Otaaaq
Team Liquid
1540
1
EWC #5
11
Soulja…
Free Agent
1324
96
EWC #6
12
mime-
Natus Vincere
1312
500
EWC #7 ↑
13
PacTM
Team Vitality
1268
56
DHB
14
AffiTM
Free Agent
1248
300
EWC #8
EWC cut — non-DHB top 8
15
Cocow_
Wolves Esports
1004
84
Out ↓
16
BrenTM
Twisted Minds
984
—
DHB
17
Stufts.
GodLike
952
26
EWC #10
18
Epos.
Team Liquid
932
76
DHB
Final standings · blue rows changed due to Hungary · EWC cut applies to non-DHB players only
Part Four
ENC – 16 nations qualified
The Esports Nations Cup field is set. Sixteen nations qualified through the Elite Cup standings – one representative per country, the highest-ranked player from each nation. Slovakia qualified on the final event of the season. Turkey held 16th by 92 points at the close.
ENC
Nation / Player
Total
Hungary
Status
#1
France
Binkss.
4000
—
Qualified
#2
Germany
GranaDy.
3500
1000
Qualified
#3
Australia
AR_Mudda
2364
—
Qualified
#4
Czechia
eLconn21
2188
700
Qualified
#5
Canada
CarlJr.
2032
—
Qualified
#6
Belgium
Soulja…
1324
96
Qualified
#7
Poland
mime-
1312
500
Qualified
#8
United Kingdom
PacTM
1268
56
Qualified
#9
Switzerland
AffiTM
1248
300
Qualified
#10
Netherlands
Stufts.
952
26
Qualified
#11
Hungary
pusztitopako
716
400
Qualified
#12
Sweden
Molle_.
448
68
Qualified
#13
Slovenia
Jann.-
434
8
Qualified
#14
Slovakia
tweenTM
412
200
Clinched HUN
#15
Russia
NiTech91
332
48
Qualified
#16
Türkiye
Cemkoo
320
80
Qualified
ENC cut — 17th nation
#17
United States
FlimsyTM
240
56
Out
Slovakia’s TweenTM alongside Poland’s Mime were the defining nations stories of the final event. Turkey had two players in the field – Cemkoo scored 80, BirdieTM scored 16 – but neither was enough of a threat to change the picture. The USA’s FlimsyTM ends the season as the 17th nation, 80 points short of Cemkoo’s total.
The Elite Cup season is over. Binkss won it all. Eight players go to the Esports World Cup through the Elite Cup standings, joined by eight DreamHack Birmingham qualifiers. Sixteen nations go to the Esports Nations Cup in November. The Hungary map, as the season finale, settled every question that was still open and created at least one story worth mentioning, with mime- arriving in the EWC field through the back door.
Binkss.
GranaDy.
AR_Mudda
CarlJr.
eLconn21
Soulja…
PacTM
AffiTM
Stufts.
mime-
Hungary
Sweden
Slovenia
Slovakia
Russia
Türkiye
United States